Newark, NJ – October
2018 / Newsmaker Alert / Eight
up-and-coming convenience retail professionals have been selected as winners
of the inaugural Convenience Store
News Future Leaders in Convenience (FLIC) awards.
This
new awards program recognizes young convenience store leaders (aged 35
and under) who are already making significant positive contributions to
their companies and the industry.
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The
goal of the program is to celebrate and help develop the next generation
of convenience retail leaders by providing a forum for talented young business
people to hone their leadership skills, while recognizing the achievements
of a select few emerging leaders.
Honorees
were selected based on nominations from their peers that highlighted their
accomplishments and achievements over the past year.
The
2018 Future Leaders in Convenience are:
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Amy DaSilva,
Communications and Systems Specialist, QuickChek Corp.
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Vaida
Kirkilaite, Brand & Advertising Manager, Southeast Business Unit, Alimentation
Couche-Tard Inc./Circle K
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Stephanie
Martone, Category Manager, OTP, Cumberland Farms Inc.
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Christine
Maurer, Category Manager, Packaged Beverages, BP/ampm
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Kim Scully,
Leader, Operations, Recruiting & Staffing, QuickChek Corp.
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Aaron
Smorodin, Director of North America Sourcing & Integration, Global
Fuels, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc./Circle K
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Chris
Stewart, Senior Category Manager, Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 7-Eleven Inc.
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Ian Stewart,
Tobacco Category Buyer, Go Mart
All of
the winners will be honored in November at the first-ever Convenience Store
News Future Leaders in Convenience conference and awards program, being
held Nov. 15 in Indianapolis, preceding the Convenience Store News 2018
Hall of Fame gala dinner.
The
speaker lineup for the FLIC conference includes:
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Jay Ricker,
chairman of Ricker Oil Co. and the 2018 retailer inductee into the Convenience
Store News Hall of Fame;
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Van Tarver,
principle, Van Tarver Group, and former head of Kroger’s c-store division;
and
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Lesley
Saitta, principle, Impact 21 Group, and a Woman of the Year honoree in
Convenience Store News’ 2017 Top Women in Convenience awards.+++
Registration
is open for this year’s Future Leaders in Convenience event. Dave Riser,
vice president of external relations at RAI Trade Marketing Services Inc.,
will serve as emcee for the one-day event.
For
more information about the Future Leaders in Convenience event or to register
to attend, click here.
Media
Contact:
Don
Longo (Read More)
Editorial
Director
Convenience
Store News |